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Nomenclature
Common Name:
black willow
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Salix nigra
Family:
Salicaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
To 60 ft tall by 30-40 ft wide
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
NA
Fruit Color:
NA
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Plant along streams or in informal landscape settings along ponds or canals.
Considerations:
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Clay, Loam, Organic
Soil pH:
Highly acidic to circum-neutral
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars
- The catkins of small bees and flies who feed on the pollen, wind pollinated.
- Caterpillars of Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) feed on the leaves of willows.
Native Habitats:
Floodplains.
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
Willow stems have been used for basketry and other woven wood structures such as fences and furniture. Willow sap contains salicylic acid, which is a natural ingredient of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
General Comments:
While it naturally occurs in or near wetlands, this tree can also grow in uplands. Stems root readily and most of the stems stuck in a moist substrate will survive without any further care. Is often used in stream bank restoration.
